Editorial
Fire frequencies in Finland 1996-1999, Kati Tillander, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Financial losses due to fires in Finland, Towe Lindblom, Kati Tillander, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
What does a minute cost in a house fire? Juha-Pekka Laaksonen
Arson prevention programmes around the world, Ahti Laitinen
Arson investigation, Hannu Niskanen
Deaths of on-duty firemen in Finland, Johanna Nieminen, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Stricter requirements for protective footwear in response to the needs of fire fighters in different countries, Helena Mäkinen, Susanna Mäki, Sanna Karkkula, Carita Aschan
Improving fire safety during facade repairs, Juha-Pekka Maijala
Fire safety planning: the TOPA project and after, Matti Kokkala
Fire simulation with the FDS program, Simo Hostikka
Simulation, a tool for finding the cause of fires, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen, Henry Weckman
Spread of fire along supermarket shelves, Kati Tillander, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Theoretical calculation model for water mist protected machine areas, Jukka Vaari
Reliability analysis of sprinkler equipment – compiling a reliability model, Jukka-Pekka Hassinen
Determining the size of a sprinkler system, Vesa Rönty, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen.
Fires in Finnish wooden towns – an ogre of the past or a threat of the future? Risto Suikkari
Customer feedback on the fire safety of wooden apartment blocks, Markku Karjalainen
Fire safety engineering design of sports halls with steel frames, Tuomas Paloposki, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Calculating the temperature of steelwork protected with mineral wool, Jukka Myllymäki, Djebar Baroudi
Heat production modelling in the SBI test, Tuula Hakkarainen, Matti Kokkala
Determining the damage probability in a cable subway fire, Simo Hostikka, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Overheating in overloaded cables, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen, Johan Mangs
Electrical fire risks, Veli-Pekka Nurmi
Fire in an electronics cupboard, Johan Mangs, Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Study of the combustion of household appliances, Jukka Hietaniemi, Johan Mangs, Tuula Hakkarainen
Fire retardants in electric equipment, Marke Kallio
The effect of fire retardant treatment of wood on fires in closed spaces: experimental tests and an example of the application of the results, Jukka Hietaniemi
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In 1996, the Safety Technology Authority launched a research programme to promote fire safety in cooperation with VTT Manufacturing Technology and the Forensic Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation. The aim of the research project was to test the fire retardancy of TV casing materials and to study the fire retardancy of polymers in electrical equipment in the light of existing literature on the subject.